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Maurice Timothy Reidy, Executive Editor

Maurice Timothy Reidy joined America's staff in October 2006 after three years as associate editor at Commonweal magazine. A graduate of Princeton University, he wrote his senior thesis in the religion department on the Catholic Common Ground Initiative. Following graduation, he worked

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Articles By Maurice Timothy Reidy
Video
The Vision of Vatican II
Maurice Timothy ReidyJanuary 17, 2017
Ladislas Orsy, S.J., talks with about the vision of Vatican II and how Catholics can help implement it today.
Arts & Culture Books
'Sin Bravely' inadvertently shows the value of a good spiritual director
Maurice Timothy ReidyJanuary 10, 2017
“Sin bravely so that you may know the forgiveness of God.”
Of Other Things
Digital Habits of Mind
Maurice Timothy ReidyApril 14, 2016
Reading for even just 20 minutes helps quiet my mind.
Of Many Things
What do you do for a living?
Maurice Timothy ReidyFebruary 11, 2016
Sometimes I have been tempted to respond, as the late New York Times columnist David Carr once quipped, “I write emails.”
Film
‘Spotlight’ revisits the investigation of sexual abuse.
Maurice Timothy ReidyNovember 04, 2015
“Spotlight,” in theaters nationwide, is a sensitive exploration of the ravages of sexual abuse upon an entire community.
Of Other Things
Communal Combat
Maurice Timothy ReidyOctober 14, 2015
“Show Me a Hero” gets into the weeds of late 1980s housing policy.
Faith in Focus
Cafeteria Prayers: Mass at an immigrant detention facility
Maurice Timothy ReidySeptember 16, 2015
Mass at an immigrant detention facility in Florence, Ariz.
A MOMENT OF PEACE. Discussions of a new housing plan for Yonkers, N.Y. in "Show Me Hero"
In All Things
A tragedy unfolds, and new homes blossom in Yonkers: recap of 'Show Me a Hero,' Episodes 5 and 6
Maurice Timothy ReidyAugust 31, 2015
“Show Me a Hero” reminds us that sometimes government can help push us forward, even if the motives our leaders are not always so noble.
In All Things
The fate of Yonkers' mayor and a federal housing plan: 'Show Me a Hero,' parts 3 and 4
Maurice Timothy ReidyAugust 24, 2015
David Simon and his team revel in the weeds of late 1980s housing policy.
BEFORE THE STORM. Oscar Isaac, left, as aspiring Mayor Nick Wasicsko in 'Show Me a Hero'
Politics & Society In All Things
Yonkers and the ugly politics of 'not in my backyard': A recap of 'Show Me a Hero,' parts 1 and 2
Maurice Timothy ReidyAugust 17, 2015
At the heart of the class combat in "Show Me a Hero" is fear, a fear that is made worse by the fact the black, brown and white residents of Yonkers know very little about one another.